How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.
Riding a very fast roan mare, which he'd rented earlier in the day, John Wilkes Booth escapes from Ford's Theatre, is on the run for 12 days and final...
Benjamin Franklin uses this political cartoon in 1754, urging American Colonials to band together against threats posed by the French and by Native Am...
Jos Flaugier created a portrait of Joseph Bonaparte, circa 1809. It is depicted in this image.
Josephine Brunsvik von Deym was a very close friend of Beethoven. Some historians speculate that she may have been Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved."
Until the 1960s, English translations were not completely faithful to Jules Verne's famous writings. How did this happen?
Julia Howe (1819-1910) was feeling discouraged when she visited the city of Washington, D.
Julie More, portrayed in "We Were Soldiers" by Madeline Stowe, changed the way family members were notified about the deaths of fallen Army soldiers d...
Julius Caesar sails to Britain from France, in 55 BC, and is initially met with men who are willing to fight against Caesar and his troops. Caesar lea...
This 19th-century illustration, called Caesar Crossing the Rubicon, is an artistic rendering of Julius Caesar's famous decision to defy Roman law.
Jumbo the Elephantis the star of P.T. Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth" where, it is said, he brings in the largest crowds in the history of the circu...
After members of his crew report that Captain Kimber has murdered a slave girl, he is found "not guilty" by an all-male jury.
Justice Felix Frankfurter, an immigrant from Austria, became a Supreme Court Justice who fought against racial discrimination in schools.
Story
Chapter
Learning Task
Video
Image
Audio
Questions to Ponder
Audio Narration
Document